rượn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (unetymological spelling) rượng

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

rượn

  1. (obsolete) to overindulge
    rượn chơi lười học ― To overindulge in play and neglect one's learning
  2. (North Central Vietnam, of animals, offensive when used for humans) to be in oestrus, to be in heat, to rut
    heo rượn đực ― a sow in heat.
    rượn như ngựa Thượng Tứ ― to be lewd, lustful, lascivious (literally, “to rut like an imperial mare”)
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